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Bias_2012

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Which Animals Eat Onions?
Sep 20^th, 2018 at 6:37pm

Rather than throw food scraps in the rubbish bin I tip them out on the ground in the bush near my place and in one lot of scraps there was three old onions among the scraps

It took about a week and a half before all three onions had disappeared. In that time I noticed punctures in the skins but nothing really eaten, then suddenly they were gone

Birds or four-legged animals?

Edit: nearly all the food scraps are eaten during the night

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Yadda Gold Member Offline Posts: 20948 A cat with a view	Re: Which Animals Eat Onions? Reply #1 - Sep 20^th, 2018 at 6:44pm Silly question, on this forum!! hehe IMAGE....
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Reply #3 - Sep 20^th, 2018 at 7:45pm

No not Abbott I don't think Yadda. Definitely a bird or animal. Around here there are foxes (being eradicated by authorities), wombats (few in number due to roadkill), feral cats, pet dogs, kangaroos, wallabies, magpies, ravens, kookaburras, cockatoos, eagles, snakes, goannas, rabbits. I haven't seen any bats, bandicoots or possums yet but could be around somewhere

One or more of these must have taken the onions

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Reply #4 - Sep 20^th, 2018 at 8:01pm

Bias_2012 wrote on Sep 20^th, 2018 at 7:45pm:

No not Abbott I don't think Yadda. Definitely a bird or animal. Around here there are foxes (being eradicated by authorities), wombats (few in number due to roadkill), feral cats, pet dogs, kangaroos, wallabies, magpies, ravens, kookaburras, cockatoos, eagles, snakes, goannas, rabbits. I haven't seen any bats, bandicoots or possums yet but could be around somewhere

One or more of these must have taken the onions

Most birds aren't active at night. Onions are just a bulb and bulbs are favourite foods of a lot of animals and insects, so much so many are poisonous for various groups, an onions raw pungency is a manifestation of that.

My best guess would be a fox, a wombat if they are around, possibly a possum but they tend not to hang around on the ground.

Motion activated cameras are really cheap these days.

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Reply #5 - Sep 20^th, 2018 at 8:04pm

Onions are extremely toxic to cats and dogs so probably the same applies to other animals and maybe birds. Don't give animals onions.

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Onions contain an ingredient called thiosulphate which is toxic to cats and dogs. The ingestion of onions causes a condition called hemolytic anemia, which is characterized by damage to the red blood cells. Onion toxicity can cause the red blood cells circulating through your pet's body to burst.

Also if you are chopping an onion for dinner and don't use it all ... don't save it for next time. If you only want a small amount of onion ... buy small onions.

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Re: Which Animals Eat Onions?
Reply #6 - Sep 20^th, 2018 at 8:21pm

Got three answers off the net so far ...

1) Yes! Sheep love onions!

2) My neighbor's goats did. (eat onions)

3) Some farmers feed young cows onions.

No sheep but there are cows around here and if I recall, some goats. But not wild, they're penned, the same as horses and alpacas

I'll buy one of those $200 time lapse cameras and strap it to a tree nearby.

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Reply #7 - Sep 20^th, 2018 at 8:41pm

Secret Wars wrote on Sep 20^th, 2018 at 8:01pm:

My best guess would be a fox, a wombat if they are around

That's a pretty good guess, both wander around where ever they want. Wombats come right up near the house in daylight looking for food, scratching for tasty roots and that. They're not shy or scared while I video them up close, they just keep scratching away

Birds love watermelon, I watch them out the window, the flesh of a quarter watermelon is gone in 30mins, they love it,

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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: Which Animals Eat Onions? Reply #8 - Sep 20^th, 2018 at 8:51pm Rats eat onions I had a raised bed full of them, rats got to them and ate most of them.
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Bias_2012 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10279 Gender:	Re: Which Animals Eat Onions? Reply #9 - Sep 20^th, 2018 at 10:17pm Camera ordered. I'll come back to the thread when I strap it to the tree
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Jasin Gold Member Online Posts: 46368 Gender:	Re: Which Animals Eat Onions? Reply #10 - Sep 21^st, 2018 at 12:31am Rats eat Onions. It keeps the scurvy away when they are out at sea on ships.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 131414 Gender:	Re: Which Animals Eat Onions? Reply #11 - Sep 21^st, 2018 at 1:37am Jasin wrote on Sep 21^st, 2018 at 12:31am: Rats eat Onions. It keeps the scurvy away when they are out at sea on ships. Yes, they do.
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Reply #12 - Sep 26^th, 2018 at 9:14pm

Secret Wars wrote on Sep 20^th, 2018 at 8:01pm:

Motion activated cameras are really cheap these days.

You're right, the camera I ordered wasn't anywhere near $200, it was only $87 with free postage, and it's arrived already so will be setting it up once I get a mini SD card. It takes 8 AA batteries and is "Splash Proof" but I'll attach it to the tree in dry weather

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Reply #13 - Sep 28^th, 2018 at 8:12pm

Camera set up and operating. For those who are not sure how they work, there is three sensors, one directed to the front and two angled off to the sides. There is a panel of infrared "see in the dark" LED bulbs. The bulbs glow a faint dull red when they are triggered by the sensors. The camera can be set to "Photo" or "Movie" or both, I have it set to "Photo" only, until I know how quickly the batteries discharge. In continuous "Standby" the instructions states 8 months. Operating could be a different matter, we'll see

I've left some bread, lettuce, chicken bone and fish scrapes. I'm expecting photos of a neighbors pet dog, some rabbits possibly, and kangaroos. Onions will have to wait till I'm in town next, got none at the moment

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Bias_2012 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10279 Gender:	Re: Which Animals Eat Onions? Reply #14 - Oct 6^th, 2018 at 12:41am I'm waiting for a 6v power adapter, batteries in camera discharged overnight first night In the meantime ....
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